diff --git a/crates/terminal_view/src/persistence.rs b/crates/terminal_view/src/persistence.rs
index f090b384a4..26bd0931fe 100644
--- a/crates/terminal_view/src/persistence.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal_view/src/persistence.rs
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ impl TerminalDb {
     }
 
     query! {
-        pub async fn take_working_directory(item_id: ItemId, workspace_id: WorkspaceId) -> Result<Option<PathBuf>> {
-            DELETE FROM terminals
+        pub fn get_working_directory(item_id: ItemId, workspace_id: WorkspaceId) -> Result<Option<PathBuf>> {
+            SELECT working_directory
+            FROM terminals
             WHERE item_id = ? AND workspace_id = ?
-            RETURNING working_directory
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_view.rs b/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_view.rs
index a4f90a8d72..e02a9758dd 100644
--- a/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_view.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_view.rs
@@ -706,8 +706,7 @@ impl Item for TerminalView {
         let window_id = cx.window_id();
         cx.spawn(|pane, mut cx| async move {
             let cwd = TERMINAL_DB
-                .take_working_directory(item_id, workspace_id)
-                .await
+                .get_working_directory(item_id, workspace_id)
                 .log_err()
                 .flatten();